Kangaroo
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Kangaroo, is a colloquial term for the power with which the Speaker of House of Commons, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of ways and means and the Chairman of Standing Committees are invested to select what amendments and new clauses shall be proposed so that limited time available is used to the best advantage. Parliamentary Dictionary, L.A. Abraham and S.C. Hawtrey, 1956, p. 110.
Kangaroo, is a process of selecting amendments
is known as 'kangaroo' because it involves 'jumping' over certain amendments on the order paper. Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 686.
Kangaroo, is a process of selecting amendments
is known as 'kangaroo' because it involves 'jumping' over certain amendments on the order paper. Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 686.
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